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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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